(A) Any person, firm, corporation, association, or organization desiring to engage in the business of a hawker, peddler, or solicitor, as defined in § 110.01, shall apply in writing over his or her signature to the Clerk-Treasurer for a license to do so. The application must be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer at least seven days before the applicant begins the business. The application must be completed in full and must contain the following information before a license will be issued:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The name and address of the person, firm, organization, corporation, or association whom the applicant represents or by whom the applicant is employed;
(3) The length of time for which the license is desired;
(4) The nature, character, or kind of goods, wares, merchandise, or services to be sold or offered, or the kind of donations to be solicited by the applicant;
(5) The place of residence and place of employment of the applicant for the 12 months preceding the date of application;
(6) A personal description of the applicant;
(7) A description of the vehicle or vehicles to be used by the applicant and the license numbers thereof;
(8) Such other credentials and evidence of good moral character and identity as may be reasonably required by the Town Marshal;
(9) A list of those cities and towns in which the applicant has worked as a hawker, peddler, or solicitor within the last 12 months; and
(10) Payment of the non-refundable license fee.
(B) (1) Each applicant for a license under the provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by a license fee which shall be non-refundable. The license fee for non-residents of the town shall be $25, plus $3 for each additional hawker, peddler, or solicitor over one included in the application. The license fee for residents of the town shall be $1.
(2) Any person exempted by the laws of this state from payment of any such license fees shall, before beginning business, present to the Clerk-Treasurer his or her credentials showing that he or she is entitled to the exemption.
(C) Upon the filing of a completed application with the Clerk-Treasurer, payment of the non- refundable license fee, and approval by the Town Council President and Town Marshal, the Clerk- Treasurer shall issue a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The license shall be valid for a period not to exceed six months from the date of the issuance. If the licensee desires to continue business after the expiration of the license, a new license must be secured in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as the original license.
(D) Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the Town Council or the Town Marshal if the licensee violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or for violation of any state or federal law, or when the licensee ceases to possess the qualifications and character required by the provisions of this code for the issuance of such a license.
(E) Each person engaged in the business as a hawker, peddler, or solicitor, as defined in § 110.01, is required to carry on his or her person a license obtained under the provisions of this chapter and is further required to exhibit the license to any person to whom the licensee sells, offers to sell, or solicits, or to any police officer or town official upon the request of the person, officer, or official. It shall be unlawful to refuse to exhibit the license to any person demanding exhibition.
(Ord. 7-93-1, passed 7-6-1993) Penalty, see § 110.99